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Michel Bauwens on P2P: "Counting The Birds"
28/03/2007

The greatest social revolution since the industrial age is taking place under our noses, according to social entrepreneur Michel Bauwens, invited to speak to a packed audience in the Namahn library after an absence from Belgium of four years. This revolution is neither clean nor tidy; it is messy, opportunistic and evolving in the context of abundance—in this case, the abundance of digital matter.

Michel Vuijlsteke of Namahn on Web 2.0
15/02/2007

During a lecture organised by the Technological Institute of the Royal Flemish Society of Engineers, Michel Vuijlsteke discusses the Web 2.0 phenomenon—its history, the hype factor, and emerging trends. The lecture will be in Dutch.

Yvonne Rogers on "Calm Computing: A Critique"
15/01/2007

First came the mainframe, then the desktop PC and now ubiquitous computing (UbiComp). UbiComp—aka pervasive or calm computing—is invisible computation embedded in the environment and everyday objects, woven into the very fabric of everyday life, keeping humans informed of what's happening around us, bringing comfort and serenity but only appearing at the centre of our attention when required.

Stephen Payne
31/12/2006

In the second of our series of Namahn Interviews podcasts, Joannes Vandermeulen discusses "Models Of Tasks, Devices And Activities" with Stephen Payne of the University of Manchester.

Joannes Vandermeulen on User-Centered Design
12/12/2006

Joannes Vandermeulen gives two mini-lectures during a free evening programme organised by the Technological Institute of the Royal Flemish Society of Engineers in Antwerp on 12 December. The lectures will be in Dutch. Joannes will discuss (1) how to integrate user-centered design in modern software-engineering practice and (2) the human factor in safety-critical systems.

Stephen Payne on "Models of Tasks, Devices and Activities"
28/11/2006

Should we intentionally design user interfaces that are difficult to use? Believe it or not, sometimes we should, at least according to Stephen Payne.

Erik Stolterman
01/11/2006

In the first of our series of Namahn Interviews podcasts, Joannes Vandermeulen talks with Erik Stolterman of the Indiana University School of Informatics on "Bits as Material and Thoughtful Interaction Design".

Erik Stolterman on "Bits as Material and Thoughtful Interaction Design"
19/10/2006

Most of us have never thought of bits as material. Instead we focus on what Erik Stolterman calls "the manifestation" of bits (in a design). Yet just as wood defines a carpenter, so do bits define an interaction designer.

Namahn designers present post-academic course in collaboration with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
14/02/2006

Collaborating with Namahn, the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven has developed a post-graduate, six-evening course on the design of man-machine interfaces. Namahn designers Lien Goedemé, Johan Van Maldeghem and Bart Vermeersch will be presenting recent insights, based on three cases.

"Information architecture of Enterprise Web Space" by Paul Kahn
19/01/2006

One tends to think of information design as a new profession. Yet Paul Kahn gets his inspiration from visual designs as old as the Romans. According to Kahn, the Peutinger Table, a 12th century reproduction of an ancient Roman roadmap, was not drawn to scale and the north-south axis was flattened. Nonetheless, this odd-looking "squashed" map folded away neatly and communicated vital information to travellers including the location of towns, the distance between towns and the best route to take. Kahn suggests that good design focuses on the essential information and may simplify or distort it if doing so improves communication or convenience.

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